Martin Luther, the 16th-century reformer of the Roman Catholic Church
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Why did Martin Luther change his surname from ‘Luder’ to ‘Luther' very early in his career?
I was surprised to find out ‘Luther’ is not Martin Luther’s original surname but ‘Luder’ is. The Greek word έλεύθερος that was the origin of his Latin name was Eleutherius. You can see ‘uder’ does not quite sound as good as ‘uther’. You can hear the…
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Can someone help me cite Luther's explanation of faith alone to Catholics
So, I've seen this quoted in The Faith of Millions, and on the Internet
"You tell me what a great fuss the Papists are making because the word ‘alone’ is not in the text of Paul. If your Papist makes such an unnecessary row about the word…
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Did Luther ever acknowledge that his Catechism would require textual changes as language evolves?
In the preface of Luther's Small Catechism, Martin Luther warns twice that people should be taught a fixed version of important church doctrine and that not a syllable should be changed (emphasis mine):
The honored fathers understood this well, and…
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Is it true that Martin Luther used some bad language in his own writings?
Is it true that Martin Luther cursed a lot and even used some bad language in his own writings?
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Martin Luther: "Therefore it is not a Christian Church either"?
Martin Luther, The Large Catechism, The Apostles' Creed, Article III, paragraphs 43-45:
43] For where He does not cause it to be preached and made alive in
the heart, so that it is understood, it is lost, as was the case under
the Papacy, where…
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Where did Martin Luther say
Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we should let them nest in our hair.
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Where does this Martin Luther quote come from?
"Sin is essentially a departure from God." -Martin Luther
Which work does this quote come from?
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Did Luther believe in gnomish creatures?
Luther in his translation of Isa. 34:14 renders Lilith as Kobold, a gnomish creature from German folklore who inhabits mines and mischievously contaminates silver.
Did Luther really believe in this mythical creature?
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Did Martin Luther write his own Bible?
Did Martin Luther compose his own Bible? I have seen claims to this effect. By this I believe the claimants meant a Bible that differed from recognized, standard forms, rather than translation into German.
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What did Martin Luther really mean by saying "Reason is the Devil’s greatest whore" and how do Protestants view this?
From some of Luther's quotes shown by his critics (such as Peter Hermann Wehner's book, Martin Luther: Hitler's Spiritual Ancestor), it seems Luther had an aversion to reasoning and free will. These famous quotes are said to be from the context of…
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